Jerry has been a smartphone user since the BlackBerry days, having moved through the tech’s progression from Palm to Nokia to Apple and Android. He even waited in line at a Washington, DC T-Mobile store to buy the first Android phone. Combined with an Electrical Engineering degree and years of experience working with machine vision and learning equipment all over the world he has a passion for knowing how tech products work and what matters to the people buying them. He’s been in this industry longer than most of the companies we cover. With 15 years of experience writing about tech he has seen how smart devices have morphed from a luxury to a necessity and offers a unique perspective on both the good and bad consequences of it all. Currently covering the broader ecosystems of hardware and software products, his industry contacts and experience help break down the decisions tech giants make and the products they offer into the most important thing: how this affects us, the consumers and end-users of the products and services. With no affinity to one company Jerry can help you find the tech that’s right for you and help you understand what it can do for you. When things go south, he can also help you fix it or point you in the right direction for help. In his personal life Jerry loves to tinker in his workshop and work on his antique truck.
Latest articles by Jerry Hildenbrand

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Who's really in charge? Perplexity has deep hooks in the 2025 Razr. Too deep, maybe.

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Ask Jerry Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!

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Android & Chill Yahoo knows what it should have 20 years ago: it needs a browser

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No big changes There are a few differences but this is no real upgrade.

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Tech Talk Breaking tech down to its simple parts so we can all understand it a little better

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Change for the better It's easier for a small company to do the right thing. We need to see the same from the tech giants.

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Ask Jerry Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!

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Android & Chill Setting up a new phone is fun for some people, but I hate it. I love not having to do it.

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Somebody's watching The report says unencrypted mobile interconnect providers in China are said to be putting everyone's data at risk.

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Tech Talk Breaking tech down to its simple parts so we can all understand it a little better.

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Save us from ourselves Google is going to stop redirecting searches to a local ccTLD. What does that even mean?

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Ask Jerry Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!

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Android & Chill Apple is challenging the U.K. government over the right to keep your data yours alone.

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Get the yellow one It's hard to say no to a deal like this one.

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Cold dead hands The parts inside a phone are going to cost more. Guess who gets to pay for it?

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Bend and flex The screen on a foldable phone doesn't fold; it bends. A lot of other things help make it happen.

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The more you know Your phone is full of bugs, and you know all about them thanks to the internet.

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Android & Chill Even if Google's not doing the evil part, being involved is a bad PR move.

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Engineered art It might seem impossible, but programming AI image generation is straightforward.

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Android & Chill It seems we're forced to "rent" everything. It will end if we stop doing it.

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Same as it ever was Despite what you might read, how Android is made isn't changing.
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